Voting-machine.



Patented lulyll, I899. A, J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

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\Nnnesbes ywJJL 1% M Attorney No. 628,792. Patented July ll, I899.

' A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTlNG MACHINE.

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No. 628,792. Patented luly ll, I899.

A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING-MACHINE.

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Patented July II, 1899. A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

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no. 628,792. Patented July 11, I899. A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING IACHINEL (Application filed Kay 9, 1898.)

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No. 628,792. Patented July ll, I899. A. J. GILLESPIE VOTING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 9, 1898.)

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Patented luly ll, I899.

A. J. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

(Application flied May 9, 189B.)

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Nd. 628,792. Patented July 1!, I899. A. .1. GILLESPIE.

VOTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

ALFRED J. GILLESPIE, OF ROCHESTER, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARDVOTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VOTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,792, dated July 11,1899. Application filed May 9, 1898. $erial No. 680,167. (No model.)

To-ztll whom, it may concemt;

Be it known that I, ALFRED J. GILLESPIE,

new and useful 1m provements in Voting-Machines; and I do hereby declarethe follow:

ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improvedvoting-machine, par ticularly of the type contained in my prior patent,No. 576,570, granted May 9, 1897, and the machine contained in mypending application, filed November 18, 1897, Serial No. G58,938-that isto say, one in which the voter indicates his choice of the candidates tobe voted for and then registers or records the ballots so indicated byhim when or after he has left the proximity of the indicating deviceswhich he has operated, so as to prevent a subsequent or second operationthereof; audit further consists in so improving the construction andoperation of the parts that there is no liability of the machine gettingout of order-or of improper registering being effected by the voterintentionally or unintentionally, and, fnrther, in providing improvedirregular-balloting devices whereby persons not regularly-nominatedcandidatesview of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention;Fig. 1, a front elevation of a portion of the casing constituting thefront or ballot board of the machine, shown partly in section; Fig. 2, avertical sectional view taken on the line 00 of Fig. 3 looking towardthe front; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view on the line a Ct of Fig. 2;Fig. 4,11. horizontal sectional view on the line b b of Fig. 3; Fig. 5,a similar view on the line a o of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6, a vertical sectional view on the line (I d of Fig. 3 lookingtoward the front of the machine; Fig. 7, a horizontal sectional view onthe line 6 e of Fig. 6 looking down; Fig.

8, asimilar view on the line ff of Fig. 6 looking down; Fig. 9, ahorizontal sectional View on the line it 7i of Fig. 2 lookingdown; .Fig.10, a sectional view on the line 13 p of Fig. Fig. 11, a sectional viewon the linejjof Fig. 9; Fig. 12, a plan view ofa portion of-the top ofthe machine, showing the operating-lever and the ratchet for controllingits movement;

Figs. 13 and 14, detail views showing the in the rear side of the frontplate of the machine, showing the cover-plates for the votingaperturesand the wing for controlling the operation of the paper-feeding devices.

Similarreference-numeralsindicate similar parts.

As in the machine contained in my priorapplication referred to, theoperating parts are contained in a casing or receptacle of suitableconstrnction, in the present instance embodying the front plate orsupport 1, end plates 2, and at the rearside is closed by doors 3, at,5, and 6 and at the top and bottom by the plates 7 and 8, respectively.The front plate is provided with suitable indicating-cards 9, containingthe candidates names, those of candidates .of the same political partybeing arranged .in vertical lines and those of the candidates for thesame office being arranged in the same horizontal lines orseries, asshown in Figs. 1 and l. Arranged at the side of each of the ballots ortickets of the individual candidates are movable pointers or indicators10, mounted upon oscillatory studs 11, journaled in the front plate 1and having operating-handles 12 at the front, by which the pointers orindicators may be turned to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.1, toward the name of the candidate to which they are devoted, so thatthey will indicate a vote. To the rear side of each of the studs ll issecured an arm 13, having a rearwardly-extended curved portionconcentric with the center of motion of the stud and provided with afinger 1t and a shoulder 15, the former projecting beyond the shoulder,as shown in my prior application before referred to and alsoin Figs. 3and 18. Each of the arms 13 has pivotally connected to it arod or strap1c, preferably of thin metal, extending toward one side of the casing,passing between vertically-cl'ianneled plates 17and havingnear its outerend a thickened portion arranged to cooperate with movable blocks in andalso with stationary but adj ustable stops or blocks 1.),arraugedbetween the plates 17, the space between said stops 19 being sufficientfor the accommodation of a predetermined number of said thickenedportions of the straps, as shown in Figs. 3, 13, and 14 and also in myprior application. The space between the stationary blocks 19 is justsufficient to permit the proper number of the thickened portions of therods or straps to pass between them, and as the st raps for theindicators of the candidates for the same oflice are grouped between thestationary blocks 19 only the proper number of indicators may beoperated by the voter to indicate ballots for the candidates. In thepresent embodimentof my invention I prefer to form the thickenedportions of the straps by striking up from the metal of which they arecomposed atongue 20 and bending down the strap at the sides of thetongue, thereby forming a recess for the reception of inserted pieces21, preferably of the same thickness as the strap, which pieces are heldin position by clam ping the tongue 20 down upon it, thereby treblingthe thickness at this point and providing the beveled or inclinedportion 22 at the edges of the thickened portions, as shown in Fig. 13;but if the metal is sufliciently heavy orstiff the pieces 21 may bedispensed with. The bars 17, conlining the blocks 18, are preferablychan neled bars, being provided with the flanges 17 but it is not deemedcsseutial that these blocks 18 be employed, as the wedges themselvescould till the space between the stops 1%). In Figs. and lo I have shownmodifications of this interlocking device in which the straps 16 areprovided with apertures 1S and the blocks are formed of plates 21 ofsheet metal, having a tongue struck up from them and adapted to nest orspoon into each other and to fitwithin the aperture 1S" in the strap,this construction being such that in normal position the projections ortongues 20 of the blocks or plates 2t pass through the apertures in thestraps, the space between the stationary stops 19 then being suflicientfor the operation of the proper number of indicators; but when one ofthe straps is moved longitudinallythe solid portion will pass over andrest upon the tongue 20 thereby decreasing the space between the blocks19 by the thickness of the material of which the strap is composed, andthereby preventing the operation of more than the required number.

As in my prior application, the counters or registers with which theindicators (embodying the pointers and the plates 13) cooperate aremounted in the frame '23, capable of movement toward and from the frontplate 1 of the machine, said registers or counters being an ranged invertical lines correspoudii'tg to the indicators and a vertical seriesof counters being mounted in supplemental frames 24, attached to theframe 23, as shown in Figs. 2 and at, and each of the registers embodiesa series of suitable register-irig-wheels connected by suitable carryingor transferring wheels 28 such as in the counters shown in my priorapplication, said carrying-wheels being mounted upon arbors or spindles29 journaled in suitableapertures in the sides of the frames 24, and allof said aroors are locked in position by a vertically-adjustable bar 30held in close contact with the frame 3% by means of lugs or ears 31struck upfront the sides, as shown in Figs. 3 and 20. Each of saidcounters is adapted to be operated by a sliding actuator 25, having aslot 26 for the accommodation of the linger 14 on the indicator and asolid outerend adapted to engage with the shoulder 15 of the indicatorsthat have been operated when the counter-frame and front plate are movedtoward each other. The actuator is provided with pallets 01' teetharrangtd to cooperate with the teeth on the units-wheel 38 of theregister, as in my prior application, and said actuators are guided tomove in right lines in the frames 2% by having tongues 24 punched fromthe sides of the latter, forming a guide for the forward portion of theactuator, while the rear portion is provided with a slot 2.), throughwhich the spindle or arbor of the registerwheels extends, as shown inFig. 3, and its outer end is guided in the slot 25", formed in thecasingframes it, (see Fig. 21,) said slot having an extension into thefirst aperture 250 to permit the passage of the pallets on the actuatorwhen desired to remove the latter. By the arrangement shown I am enabledto efficiei'itly guide the actuators near both ends, and as the lowersides of the latter are smooth the friction between them and the lowersides of the slots 25* is slight. Furthermore, it is very desirable thata reciproeatory actuator be employed and that a suilicient amount ofmovement be permitted to actuate the unitswheel and at the same time usesmall register-wheels and have their peripheries close to the apertures250 in the casing. The pallets or teeth 27 on the actuator are soarranged that when the latter are moved inward the counter or registerwill be moved one unit- IIO and when moved outward the tooth or palletat the outer end will project between the teeth of the unitswheel andprevent accidental movement.

The register-frame is pivoted by bolts or studs 31 upon theupwardly-extending ends or arms of a yoke 32, the horizontal portion ofwhich rests upon the bottom 8 of the easing and is permitted to rockthereon, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, headed studs on the bottomplate limiting the rocking motion of said yoke. At the upper end of theframe 23 there are provided arms 3-1, forming part of a similar yokepivoted at 35 to the frame 23 and the rocking motion of which is limitedby studs 36, secu red to the upper plate of the casing. These arms ofthe yokes guide the frame in its movements, which are caused by pins orrollers 3736, entering cam-grooves 39, formed in cams or disks and 11,arranged at the upper and lower portions of the casing and rigidlysecured to a vertical oscillatory shaft 42, journaled in the top andbottom of the casing. The cam-grooves are concentric with the center ofthe shaft 42 with the exception of the portion 69, and it is this partthat causes the movement of the registerframe toward the front plate.The 'shaft 42 is provided at its upper end with an operating-arm 43,having an operating-handle 44, said arm moving upon a segmental guide 45and carrying a curtain 46, adapted to be moved around and inclose thevoter when the handle is operated in one direction and to throw thecurtain back and expose the whole front of the machine when the handleis operated in the other direction. This segmental curtain-guide ispivoted at 260 to the cas-' ing and when in use is swung forward andsupported on brackets 261; but when desired it can be turned over andfolded down parallel with the rear side of the casing, as in dottedlines. The cam-grooves 39 in the cams or disks 40 and 41 are so arrangedthat as the lever 13 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 12 in fulllines the frame 23 is in its rearward position, and when it is moved tothe position shown in dotted lines insaid Fig. 12 the frame is also inits rearward position, and a movementfrom the position in dotted linesto the position in full lines will cause the forward movement of theframe 23 and the actuation of any counters or registers whose indicatorshave been operated and thereturn of the frame to rearward position, thisoperation being substantially the same as in the machine in mypendingapplication, although the mechanism for accomplishing it isslightly different.

For the purpose of preventing the arm and curtain from being moved backbefore it has completed a reciprocation in either direction up to thestops 47 on the casing I secure to the shaft a toothed segment 48, withwhich cooperate the oppositely-arranged teeth on a double pawl 49,pivoted at 50 to the top of the casing, said pawl having a slot 51,provided with a projection or shoulder 52, with which cooperates aroller or projection 53 on a yoke 54:, connected to a spring 55, passingaround the shaft and fastened to a pin 56, as shown in Figs. 3 and 12,the construction being such that when the arm is at one extreme of itsmovement, as in full lines in Figs. 1 and 12, the pin 57 on the segmentengages the tail of the dog 49, tilting it to the position shown in fulllines and causing the left-hand tooth of the dog or pawl to engage withthe teeth of the segment, the spring 55 holding it in this positionwhile the lever is moved around, and thereby preventing the backwardmovement; but when the other extreme of its movement, as in dottedlines, is reached the pin 57 on the other side of the segment will tiltthe dog or pawl, causing the right-hand tooth to engageand preventingbackward movement.

For the purpose of returning the indicators to normal position after theregistration of a vote the rods or straps 15 of all of the indicatorsare provided with vertically-extending apertures or slots, (see Fig.18,) through which passes a resetting-bar 60, connected to the bars 61,arranged at the top and bottom of the easing, respectively,and pivotedto guiding-lin ks 62, pivoted to the casing, and the inner ends of thebars 61 are provided with curved fingers 63 and projections 64;, asshown in Figs. 4 and 17. The fingers and projections are located on theupper sides of the lower rods and upon the lower sides of the upper rodsand in position to be engaged by pins 65, arranged upon the upper andlower sides, respectively, of the cams 4:0 and -11, said pins, fingers,and projections (it being so relatively arranged that the first movementof the shaft in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 4: and 5 will causethe pins 65 to move around on the fingers 63 without affecting theresetting or returning bar until after the cams have caused theforward-and-rearward motion of the register-frame, and then said pinsengaging the projection 64 will move the resettingbars toward the centerof the machine, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 5, retractingall the ofindicators,and the backward movement of said resetting-bar(caused bya reversed or continued movement of the shaft) will returnsaid bar to normal outward posi' tion. The object in curving the fingers63, as shown, is in order that the resetting-bar, and thereby theinterlocking straps or rods, be held locked while the parts are in theposition shown in full lines in Fig. l and the cover is removed from thefront of the machine, exposing the indicators. It will be understoodthat the slots in the straps or rods 16 are sufliciently long to permitthe movement of the indicators to indicate a vote without being arrestedby said bar, but that when any of the indicators are operated and theends of their slots are brought close against the resetting-bar, theinward movement of the latter will withdraw the thickened portions ofthe straps or rods and reset the indicators. The full lines in Figs. 4and 5 show ISO eat

the position of the parts when the curtain is removed from the front ofthe casing, and the dotted lines show theparts when in condition forvoting.

In machines of this description it is desirable that means be providedfor enabling the voter to vote for oragainst certain questionsasappropriationsjor instanceand while two indicators in the samehorizontal row may be arranged with interlocking devices between them,as in my before-mentioned application, I prefer in some instances toarrange counters or registers devoted to the questions one above theother, and that a single indicatingarm 1O may serve to indicate a votefor or against the question I arrange upon the stud 70, to which thepointer or indicator is connected, a duplex indicator in the form of theplate 71, (shown in Figs. 3, G, and 7,) substantially straight on oneside and having two arms 73 secured thereto, similar to the plates 13,and each having the finger 7t and the shoulder 75, corresponding to thefinger 1t and the shoulder of the other indicators, these plates 73being reversed in position, as shown in the figures mentioned, and beingso formed and arranged that when the indicator is moved to indicate,say, a vote for the question, the arm 10 being moved up, as in dottedlines in Fig. 1, the shoulder 75 of the lower arm is moved in positionto engage the lower connter-acttnttor and the shoulder 75 of the upperarm is moved away from its actuator, so that when the counter orregister frame is moved toward the indicators only one of the registersdevoted to this question will be actuated. It will be noted that thissame arrangement could be used for indicating votes for candidates ifonly two are employed. For the purpose of returning all of thequestionindicators to normal position I provide upon the front plate 1 asliding bar 76, having a loop or yoke 77 at one end, through which theresetting-bar passes, Fig. 7, and upon this bar are also provided pins78, arranged on opposite sides of the pivot of the plate 71, Fig. 6, sothat when any of the indicators are operated the bar 76 will be moved tothe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 to bring the end of theloop 77 into engagement with the resetting-bar (50, and when said bar ismoved outward the bar 76 will be carried with it, returning all of thequestion-indicators to normal position, with the pointers between theballots or cards on the front plate.

As it is sometimes desirable to prevent untaxed voters from voting onquestions of appropriations,forinstance,or to otherwiselimit theirfranchise, I provide means for looking out anynumber of question-indicators, so that voters having different qualifications mayvote on the dilferent questions, if desired, and therefore provide alongitudinally progressively movable bar 80, sliding in the end of thecasing and guided in a bracket 81 at the inner end, said bar beingprovided with cutout portions 82, forming shoulders at differwas cutdistances from the indicators, on opposite sides, and of varying length,Fig. 0, these outout portions being adapted normally to receive theportions 79 of the arms attached to the plates 71 when the bar 80 is innormal position, (shown in full lines in Fig. 6;) but when said rod ismoved outward one unit, which maybe represented byan aperture 83,through which a locking-pin St is passed, the solid portion or ashoulder of the bar will be brought opposite the portions 79 of thefirst plate 71, and if the bar 80 is moved upward two units the solidportion or shoulder of the rod will be brought opposite the arms of thesecond plate 71, so as to lock two of the question-indicators,whilepermitting the third to be actuated to indicate a vote for or against aquestion, and, if desired, a further movement of the bar will serve tolook all of the question-indicators. In order that it may be madeapparent to the inspectors or spectators generally which of thequestions are locked, I provide in the upper portion of the casing amovable indicator-plate 85, as shown in Fig. 1, connected by abell-crank lever so with the rod b0 and having upon it suitableindications showing the progressive movement of said rod-as, forinstance, indicating the first question is locked, the second questionis looked, Inc. This indicator might be dispensed with and the end ofthe bar S0 serve as an indicating means, if desired.

In order that the voter may cast a ballot for persons not candidates ornominees of the regular parties for which the machine is adapted, Iprovide a series of irregular-ballot ing devices, one for each row ofcandidates and interlocked with the regular indicators in such mannerthat when a vote is indicated for a regular candidate the irregularballoting devices cannot-be operated,and vice versa, and in the presentembodiment these irregular balloting devices are in the form of acontinnous web of paper arranged upon rollers 90, passing over asupporting-plate J1 and in rear of slots 92, formed in the front plate1, said slots or apertures being preferably in line with the regularindicators of the candidates to whom the aperture and the correspondingline on the paper are devoted. The rollers 90 have their hearings inopen slots formed in the forward sides of plates 03, arranged at the topand bottom of the machine, and said plates are pressed by springs 9-1toward the front of the machine, bringing the rolls againstfriction-wheels or disks 95, secured rigidly to the arbor 9l5,journa1edin plates 97, arranged at the top and bottom of the casing and securedremovably thereto in any suitable manner. From this construction it willbe seen that when the arbor 96 is rotated in the direction of the arrow,Fig. 9, the paper-rolls will be rotated by direct frietional contactwith the papenweb and the latter withdrawn from one roll and wound uponthe other, passing over the support 91 and in rear of the apertures inthe front plate.

.As this arbor 06 is intermittently rotated a I operated the latterturns out of the path of the latch or projection 107, so thatthe strap.

distance substantially equal to the length of the slots in the frontplate 1 a new surface of paper will be presented at each of theapertures each time said arbor is operated, and

the surface of both the supply and take-up rollers being in contact withthe friction-:

wheels they will travel at the same surface speed irrespective of theirsize, so that the feed will be regular and there is no oppor' tunity foran irregular or insufficient feed of the paper. In order to designatethe lines of the paper which are alined with the apertures 92 in thefront plate, 1 provide a label plate 98, hinged upon a rod 09, securedto the plates 97 and provided with label-holders indicating theoifice-lines and with pencils or other suitable marking devices 100,Figs. 2 and 9, which latter cause lines to be markedon the paper as itis wound around the winding-roll, said label-plate 98 being moved bysprings 08 to hold the pencils in contact with the paper,

The marking devices prevent alterations in the names written on thepaper-web Fig. 1.

and. serve to cancel any pasters that may have been applied in lieu ofwriting to prevent fraudulent manipulation by the officers or othersafter the paper is removed.

The apertures in the front plate 1 are each provided with a slidingcover-plate 101, guided at one end upon the studs 102 and at the otherupon studs 103,'and each plate is provided with an aperture 104,corresponding to the aperture in the plate 1, and also with'an operatingtongue or handle 105, preferably projecting through the slot 92 in theplate 1. The outer ends of the covcr-plates are provided with an ear orprojection 106, and the inner ends are bent outward from the front plate1 in order to make them slightly elastic and are provided with a catchprojection or tongue 107, as shown in Figs. 0 and 8, ar-

ranged to engage with the beveled or catch end 108 of a catch-lever 109,pivoted on the stud 103, said lever having a pin 110 thereon operatingin the looped or slotted end of the interlocking straps or rods 110,having enlargements on their ends and interlocked with the indicatorsfor the regular party nominees, as shown in Fig. 6. The latchconnections between the levers 109 and the cover-plates 10]. are suchthat when said plates are moved from their normal position, Fig. 8, tobring the slot 10iin line with the aperture 02 in the plate 1 the tongue107 will engage with the end 108 of the lever 100, turn said lever onits pivot, and draw the enlarged end of the interlocking strap 116between the stationary blocks or abutments 10 of the interlockingdevices, and thereby prevent the operation of any of the regularindicators in the same group or line, so as to indicate a vote for acandidate for the same oflice; The lever is so arrai'iged that a veryslight movement of the cover-plate will cause its opera tion, and afterthe strap or rod 116 has been cannot be forced out from between theinterlocking blocks by the manipulation of the cover-plate. The loop onthe end of the strap 116, in which the pin 110 operates, would preventthe movement of the interlocking wedge end from between the stops 19even if there should be sufticient friction between the tongue 107 andlever 108 to move the latter backward and before its release from saidtongue. From this construction it will be understood that upon openingone of the slots to write a name upon the paper in rear thereof thevoter locks the regular-vote indicators, and he may then Write upon thepaper his choice of a candidate for the office to which the line isdevoted; but he can do this only once, as the paper is not wound forwardto bring a new surface in position until he has manipulated theoperating le ver 43 and leaves the proximity of the front of themachine.

111 I indicates a cover-plate-resetting bar extending vertically at theend of the casing and attached to the ends of links 112, the inner endsof which are pivoted at 113 to the cams or disks 40 $1 on the mainoscillating shaft 42, Figs. 9 and 10, and at each oscillation of saidshaft the resetting-bar is moved inward and engages the ends 106 of thecoverplates and slides all of the latter back to normal position; butbefore this resetting is accomplished the straps 116 of the interlockingdevice and the levers 109 have been returned to normal position, Fig. 0,by the movement of the resettingbartSO, and the spring ends and catches107 on the inner ends of the cover-plates will as the covers are movedengage the beveled ends of the levers 109 and, springing slightly, passthem, so that the next opening movement will operate the interlockingdevices asbefore, thenormal position of these parts being shown in Figs.6 and 8.

It is desirable that the web of paper or recording medium be wound uponthe re ceiving-roll a distance equal to the length of one of the slots92 in the front plate only when one of the cover-plates 101 has beenremoved to indicate an irregular vote, as if the rollers were rotatedcontinuously or with every movement of the indicating device too muchpaper would be consumed, as votesfor irregular candidates are theexception and not the rule. This arrangement also enables me to use theirregular devices in groups embodying more than one of them with orwithout the regular indicators, because as all of the irregular ballotscast will come in the same vertical column on the paper-web anyfraudulent voting, as casting two votes for the same person, couldreadily be detected by the officers when counting or canvassing'thevotes on the web of paper. A further advantage incident to the use of asingle web of paper is that in case any attempt were made to mutilate ortear the paper through any aperture or apertures such mutilation couldonly atTect the portion there exposed, and the web could not be torn toprevent its proper operation.

In the present embodimentof myinvention the paper-operating spindle 96is provided at the lower end of a disk 117, provided with pins andprojections 118, with which engages l the hooked end of a hook bar ormember 119, pivoted at 120 to the lower link 112 of the covenresettingdevice, said hooked member resting normally against the front plate 1and out of the path of projections 118, so that althottgh it isreciprocated each time the shaft 42 isoscillated it will not necessarilyactuate the disk 117 and the arbor 0o; but when any one of the covers ismoved to the right, as in Fig. 10, the tongue 107 thereon will engagewith a movable member or wing 1'31, pivoted on a rod 122, (extending inthe path of the projections on all of the cover-plates,) and will turnsaid wing from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 9 to tltat shownin dotted lines in said figure and also in full lines in Fig. 10, andthe finger 1'23, attached to or forming part of the wing, will engagethe hooked member 119 and move it toward the arbor 96, causing itshooked end to engage one of the pins 118. connected to the arbor, sothat the next inward movement of the hooked member will turn the arborand move the paper a distance equal to the length of the aperttt res 92in the front plate. in order to pre vent the movement of the arbor he bya manipulation ot' the paper through a slot, I provide a locking memberin the form of a bar 124, pivoted to the link 111 at 120, said lockingmember projecting in the path of pins 118 when the front of the machineis covered by the curtain and the links 112 are in the position shown inFig. 10.

The paper-operating devices are shown in full lines in Fig. 9 in theposition they assume when the operating-lever is moved to the left andthe curtain is removed from the front of the casing, as in Fig. 1, andthe dotted lines in said Fig. 9 sltow the position of the parts afterthe operating-lever has been moved in the opposite direction,the frontplate covered, and one of the covers of the irregular-voting aperturesremoved, thereby throwing the hooked member into engagement with theprojections 118 on the paper-feeding arbor.

It will be understood that the wing 121 will be returned by the hookedmember 115) to the position in full lines in Fig. 9, as said member iscarried around in the arc of a circle having the arbor 96 as a center.

If desired, instead of causing the disks 15 on the arbor 9b to engageboth of the paperrolls it can be arranged to engage only thewinding-roll, the other one being loose and its operation retarded bythe friction in its bearings alone.

The doors 3, 4-, 5, and 6 at the back of the casing are preferablyarranged in pairs and hinged upon the rods 130, the two outer doors 3and 6 being provided with suitable keylocks 131, and the door 5 overlapsthe edge of the door 4 and is provided with the vertically-movable bolts132, actuated by the handle 133,as in my prior applicatiomthe upper boltbeing adapted to be engaged by the plate 1S. of the key-lock 135,arranged at the top of the casing This plate 131-, when disengaged frontthe bolt 132, is projected into the slot 136, formed in the upper disk40 on the shaft t2, the parts being so arranged that when the rear doors":1: and 5 are unlocked the shaft 4-2 is locked, so as to prevent thefraud t1- lent mauipulation of the machine, with the curtain removedfrom the frontof the machine and the resetting-bars (i0 and 111 movedinward to prevent the manipulation of the cover-plates or of any of theindicators for the regularly-nominated candidates.

I prefer that the indicators be arranged, as shown, on the front plate 1of the casing, in order that the party and oifice rows may bemaintained,so that illiterate voters may not be distranchised,and eachhorizontal row is denominated a series, because the indicators thereinare interlocked, and each of these series also includes an irregularvoting device; bttt by the use of the adjustablestops 19,constitutingpart of the interlocking devices between members of the series, theseries may be extended by the inclusion of one or more horizontal rowsof indicators and also the irregular voting devices therein,and thus amulticandidate group formed,in which any predetermined nu mber ofregularor nominated candidates and irregular or utmominated persons maybe voted for.

In order that the total number of persons voting on the machine may beregistered, I provide in the upper portion of the casing a register 150,similar to the others or of any suitable construction, having anactuating member 151, pivotallyorotherwise connected to the tnainregister-frame 23; but as the reg isterframe is rcciprocated twice foreach voter this actuator cooperates with a toothed wheel 152, that isgeared to the units-wheel of the register 150, so that tworeciprocations of the frame will be required to indicate one on thetotal-register.

The general operation of the machine is the same as that in my prioratiiplication, the normal position of the parts being that shown in Fig.1, with the front plate exposed and the curtain thrown back and all ofthe parts locked, and when the voter is in front of the casing he drawsthe handle around, covering the ntachine with the curtain, thenindicates his vote and swings the curtain back to first position,registering his ballots and locking t the parts.

1 have not shown herein a multicandidate group formed nor all of theballot-iudicators that would be required on a full party ticket; but itwill be understood that more indicators and registers eottld be employedand the groups formed by the adjustment of the stops 1D. 1 have shownalso in Fig. 1

straight-party levers 155 for actuating all of the indicators in avertical party line, but have not shown the details, as this device isembodied in my prior application, and I make no claim to any part of itherein.

Ido not claim herein the construction of the regular-ballot indicators,or, broadly, means for operating them, or the curtain or barrierconnected so as to cause the relative movements of registers andactuators, as these features are claimed in my prior pendingapplication.

In order that the plates 71 lot the duplexqnestions indicators may beprevented from beingaccidentally moved,I provide a frictionspring 71arranged between their lower ends and the front plate 1 of the casing,as shown in Fig. (i, said spring being connected to said plate 1 in anysuitable manner, as at the ends, and in the present arrangement onespring will serve for all of the indicators shown, but separate springscould be employed, if desired.

I do not claim herein a removable frame carrying the paper-web holdingand feeding devices, as this is embodied and claimed in a pendingapplication,

I claim as my in vention 1. In a voting-machine, the combination with aseries of registers, a series of ballotindicators devoted to regularcandidates and freely movable into and out of cooperative relation withtheir corresponding registers, of a device for voting forirregularorunnominatcd persons, embodyinga casinghaving an aperture, and a movablecover-plate normally covering said aperture, interlocking devicesbetween the regular-ballot indicators and the cover-plate of theirregular-voting device to prevent the operation of more than apredetermined number, said interlocking devices being actuated either bymovement of the indicators or the movement of the cover-plate inuncovering the aperture, and operating devices for causing thesimultaneous relative movement of the indicators and their registers,and returning operated cover-plates to normal position over theaperture.

2. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having a seriesof apertures therein, a plurality of series of registers, one for eachcandidate, a plurality of series of corresponding ballot-indicatorsmovable freely into and out of cooperative relation with theirregisters, interlocking devices for limiting the number of indicators ineach series operable by a single voter, and operatingdevices forsimultaneously actuating the registers whose indicators have beenoperated, of irregular-voting devices embodying a plurality of movablecovers, one for each of the apertures in the casing and normallycovering said apertures, one of said covers being interlocked with theindicators devoted to candi I dates for each office, a paper-websupporting device being normally disconnected from theregister-operating devices, and connecting mechanism controlled by thecovers for connecting the register-operating devices with theweb-feeding device when any one of the covers is moved to open itsaperture.

3.111 a voting-machine, the combination with a series of registers, aseries of ballotindicators devoted to regular candidates and freelymovable into and out of cooperative re lation with their correspondingregisters, of a device for voting for irregular or unnominated personsembodying a casing having anaperture and a-movable cover-plate normallycovering said aperture, interlocking devices between theballot-indicators and the coverplate of the irregular-voting deviceoperating to limit the total number of indicators and covers operated, amovable ballot-receiving strip, such as paper, arranged within thecasing and accessible through the aperture, means for moving it,operating devices for causing the simultaneous relative movement of theregisters and indicators, and connections between said devices, thecover-plates, and thepaper-operating devices for causing theirsimultaneous operation.

4. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having a pluralityof votingapertures therein, a pair of paper-rollers and actuatingdevices for operating them, but normally disconnected-therefrom, of themovable covers for the voting-apertures accessible to the voter, amovable plate or Wing inaccessible to the voter and devices foractuating the same actuated by the movement of any of the cover-platesand serving to connect the paper-feed roller with its actuating device.

5. In a votingmachine, the combination with the casing, having a seriesof votingapertures therein, a papenfeeding device arranged within thecasing and adapted to move a webof paper past the apertures, operatingmechanism for actuating the paper-feeding devices normally disconnectedtherefrom, of a series of covers, one for each aperture, a movable baror wing inaccessible to the voter actuated by the movement of any of thecovers for operatively connecting the paper-feeding devices with theiroperating mechanism, and a cover-resetting device.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having a seriesof votingapertures therein, a paper-feeding device arranged Within thecasing and adapted to move a web of paper past the apertures, andoperating mechanism foractuating the paper-feeding devices, but normallydisconnected therefrom, of a series of covers, one for each aperture, amovable plate or Wing inaccessible to the voter actuated by the movementof any of the covers adapted,\vlien moved by a cover, to connect thepaper-feeding devices with their operating mechanism, and a cover-reset-I ting bar.

7. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having a seriesof votingapertures therein, a paper-feeding device arranged within thecasing and adapted to move a web of paper past the apertures, and amovable member for actuating the paper-feeding devices normallydisconnected therefrom, of a series of covers, one for each aperture, amovable plate or wing inaccessible to thevoter actuated by the movementof any of the covers adapted, when moved by a cover, to connect themovable member with the paperfeeding device, and a cover-resetting barconnected to the movable member.

8. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of regular-ballotindicators, a series of corresponding registers controlled thereby, of acasing having a plurality of apertures for irregular ballots, a singleweb of paper in rear of said apertures, and feeding devices therefor,movable covers for said apertures, interlocking devices between thecovers and the regular indicators for candidates for the same office forpreventing the operation of more than a predetermined number of coversor regular indicatorsin the same series, a means for operating thepaper-web-feeding devices normally disconnected from it, and connectionsinaccessible to the voter between said web-feeding devices and thecovers, whereby when any of the latter are operated to expose the web,the operating devices are connected to the web-feeding devices.

9. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of regular-ballotindicators and a series of corresponding registers controlled thereby,of a casing having a plurality of apertures for irregular ballots, asingle web of paper in rear of said apertures, and feeding devicestherefor, movable covers for said apertures, interlocking devicesbetween the covers and the regular indicators for candidates for thesame oliice for preventing the operation of more than a predeterminednumber of covers or indicatorsin the same series, a means for operatingthe web-feeding devices normally disconnected from it, connectionsinaccessible to the voter between said web'feeding devices, theiroperating means and the covers, whereby when a cover is operated toexpose the paper the operating devices are connected to the feedingdevices, means for operating the registers whose indicators have beenoperated, and means for resetting the covers and indicators to normalposition.

10. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having thevoting-aperture therein, the rotary shaft, a paper-feed roll actuatedthereby, a wheel on the shaft having teeth or projections, and thereciprocating and laterally-movable hook-bar for engaging theprojections, of the cover for the aperture accessible to the voter, andconnections inaccessible to the voter between said plate and thehook-bar for moving the latter into engagement with the wheel when thecover-plate is operated.

11. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing andballoti11dicating devices therein and accessible from the front, of ahorizontal curtain-guide, a curtain or barrier movable on said guide infront of the casing, an arm connected to said curtain for operating it,a resetting device cooperating with the ballot-indicators, andconnections between said arm and the resetting device whereby, when thecurtain is removed from the front of the casing, the indicators arelocked from operation. I

12. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having avoting-aperture therein, a movable cover for said aperture accessible tothe voter and having a projection thereon, of a paper-roll in thecasing, actuating devices for said roll embodying a wheel havingprojections or teeth, a reciprocating and swinging hook, a movable plateor wing inaccessible to the vote actuated by the cover for moving thehook to engage the projections on the wheel.

13. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having anirregular-voting aperture therein, a cover for said aperture, a seriesof regular-ballot indicators, a series of longitudinally-movable wedgestraps or rods, one for each regular indicator, and one for thecover-plate, stops for preventing the operation of more than apredetermined nu mber of straps or rods, and a detachable latchconnection between the cover and its wedgestrap operating to move thewedge on the latter between the stationary stops but permitting thecover to move freely in the opposite direction.

14. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having avoting-aperture therein, a movable cover for said aperture, a series ofregular-ballot indicators, interlocking devices between the regularindicators and the cover, and a detachable latch connection between thecover and the interlocking devices, whereby the interlocking of theregular indicators and the cover will be accomplished when the cover ismoved in one direction until the machine is reset,and means forreturning the cover and interlocking devices to normal position.

15. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having avoting-aperture, a movable cover for said aperture, a series of regularballot indicators, interlocking devices between the regular indicatorsand the cover embodying a movable rod or strap for each, a resetting-barfor resetting the rods or straps after actuation, a latch connectionbetween the cover and its rod or strap, and means for resetting thecover after actuation.

16. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing having anaperture, a movable cover for said aperture, having the yielding portionand the projection thereon, of the movable locking rod or strap, thelever connected thereto and adapted to be engaged by the projection onthe cover.

17. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casin g, having anaperture, and a movable cover for said aperture, of a movable lockingrod or strap, a lever adapted to be engaged by the cover and having aloose con- ,nection with the strap.

18. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, having anaperture and a mo vable cover for said aperture, having the yieldingportion and the projection thereon, of a movable locking rod or strap,the pivoted lever loosely engaging the strap and adapted to be engagedby the projection on the cover, and means for resetting the rod and thecover independently.

19, In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having aplurality of irregular-voting apertures, movable covers for saidapertures, a plurality of series of independentregular-hallot-indicating devices and registers corresponding to thelatter, but normally unconnected therewith,of a movable member, such asan interlocking rod or strap, for each cover and each regular indicator,and adjustable means for grouping said members to prevent the eperationof more than a predetermined number in each group, means for supportingand simultaneously feeding a single web of paper common to all of thevoting-apertures controlled by the covers, mechanism for simultaneouslyactuating the registers whose indicators have been operated, resettingdevices for the operated covers, and resetting devices for theball0t-indieators and the movable members of the covers.

20. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing having avoting-aperture, a cover-plate for said aperture, and. paper-feedingdevices Within the casing embodying a wheel or disk having projectionsthereon, of a reciprocating hook for engaging said proj ection, meansoperated by the cover-plate for causing the engagement of the hoolgandmeans for locking the paper feeding devices from operation exceptingwhen the hook is moved.

21. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, a series ofballot-indicators, a series of registers, and a movable frame for thelatter, of the supporting and guiding arms pivoted to said frame andcasing and swinging in a vertical plane, and means for moving theregister-frame on said supports.

22. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, aseries ofballot-indicators, a series of registers, and a movable frame for thelatter, of the yoke resting on the casing swinging in a vertical plane,and carrying the register-frame, and the rotary cams engaging theregister-frame to move it toward and from the indicators.

23. In a voting machine, the combination with the casing, a series ofballot-indicators, a series of registers, and a registenframe, of theyokes pivoted to the casing and to the frame and swinging in a verticalplane, the

shaft and cams thereon engaging the frame to move it on the yokes.

24. In a voting-machine, the combination with a registenframe, and aplurality of registers thereon, each having an actuating mem ber, of asupport, a movable ballot-indicator having a plurality of shoulders orprojections thereon, corresponding to the registers, either but not bothof said shoulders being freely movable into and out of cooperativerelation with the actuating member of its correspondiug register, andmeans for causing the relative movements of the register-frame andsupport. 25. In a voting-machine, the combination with a register-frame,and a plurality of registers thereon, each having an actuating member,ofa support, a movable ballot-indicator thereon having a plurality ofshoulders or projections corresponding to the registers, either but notboth of said shoulders being movable into cooperative relation with theactuating member of its corresponding register, a resettingdevice forreturning the indicator to normal position out of cooperative relationwith any registenactuating member, means for operating the resettingdevice, and means forcausing the relative movements of the registecframeand support to actuate the indicated registers.

26. In a voting-machine, the combination with a registenframe, tworegisters thereon, each having an actuating member, of a support, arotary ballotindicator on the support having two shoulders orprojections, either but not both of which may be brought intocooperative relation with its corresponding register, means for causingthe relative movements of the frame and support to actuate the indicatedregisters, and a resettin device for the indicator.

27. In a votingunachine, the combination with a register-frame, tworegisters thereon, each having an actuating member, of a sup port, arotary ballot indicator thereon having two shoulders or projections,either but not both of which are adapted to be moved into cooperativerelation with its corresponding register at the same time, a movableresetting-bar having projections engaging the indicator on both sides ofits pivot to return it to normal position, and means for operating thesupport and register-frame relatively to cause the actuation of theindicated registers.

28. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality ofballot-indicators, of a progressivelyunovable locking-bar for theindicators arranged to coope 'ate with and maintain the latter in lockedposition successively as it is moved in one direction.

29. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of oscillatoryballot-indicators, of a progressively-moving locking bar for theindicators having shoulders arranged to engage and maintain theindicators in locked position successively as it is movedin onedirection to prevent the operation of one or more of them.

30. I11 a voting-machine, the combination with a duplex oscillatoryballot-indicator, movable in two directions from a central position, ofa movable locking member having shoulders or projections arranged whenmoved in one position to engage and prevent the operation of saidindicator in either direction.

31. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of duplexoscillatory ballotindicators movable in two directions from a centralposition, of a progressively-movable 1ocking-bar having shoulders orprojections arranged when moved in one direction to suecessively engagethe indicators and prevent their movement in either direction, and aresetting-bar for returning operated indicators to normal centralposition.

32. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality ofballot-indicators, of a progressively-movable locking member forcooperating with them and successively preventing their operation, and asign or indicator connected to said member for denoting which of saidindicators are locked from operation.

33. In a voting-machine, the combination with a support, a plurality ofballot-indicators thereon, a register-frame and registers thereoncorresponding to theindicators, of the oscillatory cam engaging theregister-frame and having the pin (35 thereon, the resetting-rod for theindicators, the bar 61 operating said rod having the curved linger G3and projection 6;, substantially as described.

34. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing-support,ballot-indicators thereon, the movable register-frame, and theoscillatory cams for actuating it toward and from the support, of theoperating-lever connected to and moving with said cams, and a curtain orcover for the indicators connected to said lever and operated thereby.

35. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, 1 heballot-indicators thereon, the movable register-frame, and theoscillatory cams for actuating it, of the operatinglever connected toand moving with the cams, locking devices for preventing the return ofthe lever until it has been moved the full distance in either direction,and resetting devices for the indicators also operated by the lever.

36. In an interlocking device for votingmachines, a rod orstrap formedof sheet metal and havinga tongue punched out from it on one or bothsides to thicken the strap at this point.

37. In an interlocking device for registering-machines, and incombination with limiting-stops, a strap arranged to operate betweensaid stops having the tongue extending therefrom on one or both sides,and a supporting-piece arranged beneath said tongue to thicken the strapat this point.

to operate it, of the toothed segment connected to said handle, thereversible double pawl a9 having the projection 52, the yoke 54cooperating therewith, and the spring 55 for operating the yoke.

39. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, having thevoting-apertures therein, separate movable covers one for each of theapertures, a plurality of series of ballot indicating and registeringmechanism, of paper-rolls containing a single web of paper common to allof the apertures, operating devices inaccessible to the voter for movingthe paper when any of the covers are operated, and interlocking devicesbetween the covers and indicating and registering devices.

40. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, having aperturestherein, separate covers one for each of said apertures, of a single webof paper arranged in proximity to all said apertures, operating devicesfor operating the paper web, and connections inaccessible to the voterbetween the covers and said operating devices for feeding the paper whenany of the covers are operated.

41. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing, a plurality ofregular-ballot indicators and registers therefor arranged in ol'iice andparty series, of an irregular-voting device embodying apertures in thecasing, and separate covers therefor, one for each office series, asingle web of paper in proximity to all of the apertures andfeeding-rollers for said paper, means for simultaneously operating theregular registers and the paper-feeding rollers.

a2. In a voting-machine, the combination with the casing, having votingdevices thereon, of the curved curtain-guide hinged to the casing andarranged to be turned parallel therewith or at an angle thereto, and acurtain movable on said guide.

4-3. In a voting-machine the combination with a plurality of movableregular-ballot indicators, an irregular or independent indicator movableinto and out of voted position, and interlocking mechanism between theindicators for preventing more than a predetermined number fromsimultaneously occupying voted position, said regular indicators beingcapable of movementinto and out of voted position, without recording avote, and said irregular indicator operating the interlocking mechanismwhen moved in one direction only.

at. In a voting-niachine the combination with a casing having anaperture and a recording-surface arranged in the casing and adapted tobe exposed through said aperture, and a cover for said aperture, ofmeans for intermittently moving said recording-surface and a looseconnection between the cover and said means, which causes the cover toconnect 1o said regular indicators being capable of move ment into andout of voted position Without recording a ballot and said cover beingmov able into and out of voted position but capable of operating theinterlocking mechanism when moved in one direction only.

ALFRED J. GILLESPIE;

\Vil'nesses:

G. WILLARD RICH, GRACE A. RODA.

